| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 237 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Directions in development. Human development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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| Contents |
Indonesia as a case study for comprehensive teacher reform -- Teachers as the cornerstone of educational quality -- The comprehensive reform of institutions, mechanisms, strategies, and processes -- The impact of the reform on teacher quality and student outcomes -- Looking inside the classroom black box -- The impact of the reforms on the efficiency and equity of public spending -- Conclusions and recommendations |
| Summary |
The book features an analysis of teacher reform in Indonesia, which entailed a doubling of teacher salaries upon certification. It provides a description of the political economy context in which the reform was developed and implemented and an analysis of the impact of the reform on teacher knowledge, skills, and student outcomes. It includes a randomized control trial over time with data representative of approximately 50 percent of the country's primary and junior secondary schools and a time-on-task analysis of a representative sample of classroom teaching practices linked to the TIMSS .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Teachers -- Government policy -- Indonesia
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Educational change -- Indonesia
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Education and state -- Indonesia
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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Education and state
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Educational change
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Teachers -- Government policy
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Indonesia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shaeffer, Sheldon, author
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Al-Samarrai, Samer, author
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Ragatz, Andrew B., author
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De Ree, Joppe, 1975- author.
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Stevenson, Ritchie, author
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| LC no. |
2013038517 |
| ISBN |
9780821399606 |
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0821399608 |
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